SICA Needs a Single-Use Plastics Regional Strategy in Central America

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cocker, Jonathan^{a; *} | Roca, Gabriela^b | Guevara, Raul^c

Affiliations: [a] Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP | [b] Partner, QIL+4 Abogados, Guatemala | [c] Partner, Batalla, Costa Rica | Although EPL no longer publishes articles in languages other than English, this article is also available from the authors in Spanish.

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: jonathan.cocker@bakermckenzie.com.

Abstract: The authors summarise the issue of regulation of single-use plastics (SUPs) and consider how it will affect Central America. They also discuss the importance of a regionally integrated approach, suggesting how the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana or SICA) could and should develop such an approach, noting additional advantages, if it is done sooner rather than later.

Keywords: Plastic pollution, single-use plastics, SUPs, Central America, SICA

DOI: 10.3233/EPL-200220

Journal: Environmental Policy and Law, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 231-242, 2020